🇳🇿 Christchurch → Hokitika | Rainy-Day Comfort Food & Coastal Magic

🌧️ Morning Bliss in Christchurch Skipped hotel breakfast for authentic Chinese comfort food at "Ai Shanghai" (Riccarton): 🥛 Soy milk + fried dough sticks 🥟 Steamed dumplings + shrimp wontons 🍜 Pork chop noodles (heaven in rainy weather!) 📍 *8:30AM-4PM (closed Mon)* – Park at the back lot (front is street-only!). ⛰️ Detour to Castle Hill (LOTR filming site!) Skipped the 2hr hike (too foggy 😅), but the drive alone was epic—rolling hills + moody skies. 🌊 Hokitika Highlights 💙 Hokitika Gorge: That unreal blue water! ⚫ Black Sand Beach: Wild + cinematic (spotted wild bunnies 🐇—admire, don’t touch!). 🏡 Amberley Cabin: Cozy standalone units hosted by a sweet grandpa 👴 (strict 10AM checkout!). #NZFoodie #SouthIslandRoadTrip #Hokitika #ChineseBreakfast